Latest Fact-checks by Manuela Tobias Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Sonny Perdue stated on July 26, 2018 in a press release: "America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs." Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government." Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in rally in Tampa: "U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for." Amy Klobuchar stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: Says Judge Brett Kavanaugh "ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unconstitutional (reversed by full Circuit Court)." Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference with Vladimir Putin: "The servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC" are "missing." Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2018 in Facebook post: Says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion that a president "may decline to enforce a statute . . . when the president deems the statute unconstitutional" is "contrary to 200 years of Supreme Court precedent." Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia." Bloggers stated on June 28, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Maxine Waters Is Getting Criminally Charged!" Bloggers stated on June 25, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Mexico’s Next President Calls for An Invasion Of The US" Bloggers stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America." Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2018 in speech at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration: "There's been a 1,700 percent increase in asylum claims over the last 10 years." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 8, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts. Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2018 in Singapore press conference: Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later." Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview: Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for." Bill Clinton stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "I left the White House $16 million in debt." Kevin Cramer stated on May 30, 2018 in radio interview: Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on." Viral image stated on May 29, 2018 in viral image: Says Whoopi Goldberg wore a shirt that shows Donald Trump firing a gun at himself. Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S." Scott Dawson stated on May 15, 2018 in campaign press release: "Gov. Kay Ivey gave nearly $1 million of taxpayers’ money to a liberal activist organization that promotes alternative lifestyles and transgenderism." Bloggers stated on May 13, 2018 in blog post headline: "Actor Brad Pitt: ‘Trump is not my president, we have no future with this…’" Bloggers stated on May 17, 2018 in blog post: "Hillary Clinton furious at ‘special gift’ Melania Trump sent her from her hospital bed" Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes." Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals." Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero." Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation." Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Bill Hightower stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: "In Mobile, it’s something like, 1,700 families generate 80 percent of the crime. We know who those families are."
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Sonny Perdue stated on July 26, 2018 in a press release: "America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs." Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government." Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in rally in Tampa: "U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for." Amy Klobuchar stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: Says Judge Brett Kavanaugh "ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unconstitutional (reversed by full Circuit Court)." Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference with Vladimir Putin: "The servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC" are "missing." Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2018 in Facebook post: Says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion that a president "may decline to enforce a statute . . . when the president deems the statute unconstitutional" is "contrary to 200 years of Supreme Court precedent." Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia." Bloggers stated on June 28, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Maxine Waters Is Getting Criminally Charged!" Bloggers stated on June 25, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Mexico’s Next President Calls for An Invasion Of The US" Bloggers stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America." Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2018 in speech at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration: "There's been a 1,700 percent increase in asylum claims over the last 10 years." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 8, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts. Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2018 in Singapore press conference: Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later." Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview: Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for." Bill Clinton stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "I left the White House $16 million in debt." Kevin Cramer stated on May 30, 2018 in radio interview: Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on." Viral image stated on May 29, 2018 in viral image: Says Whoopi Goldberg wore a shirt that shows Donald Trump firing a gun at himself. Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S." Scott Dawson stated on May 15, 2018 in campaign press release: "Gov. Kay Ivey gave nearly $1 million of taxpayers’ money to a liberal activist organization that promotes alternative lifestyles and transgenderism." Bloggers stated on May 13, 2018 in blog post headline: "Actor Brad Pitt: ‘Trump is not my president, we have no future with this…’" Bloggers stated on May 17, 2018 in blog post: "Hillary Clinton furious at ‘special gift’ Melania Trump sent her from her hospital bed" Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes." Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals." Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero." Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation." Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Bill Hightower stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: "In Mobile, it’s something like, 1,700 families generate 80 percent of the crime. We know who those families are."
Sonny Perdue stated on July 26, 2018 in a press release: "America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs."
Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government."
Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in rally in Tampa: "U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for."
Amy Klobuchar stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: Says Judge Brett Kavanaugh "ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unconstitutional (reversed by full Circuit Court)."
Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference with Vladimir Putin: "The servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC" are "missing."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2018 in Facebook post: Says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion that a president "may decline to enforce a statute . . . when the president deems the statute unconstitutional" is "contrary to 200 years of Supreme Court precedent."
Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia."
Bloggers stated on June 28, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Maxine Waters Is Getting Criminally Charged!"
Bloggers stated on June 25, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Mexico’s Next President Calls for An Invasion Of The US"
Bloggers stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America."
Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2018 in speech at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration: "There's been a 1,700 percent increase in asylum claims over the last 10 years."
Senate Majority PAC stated on June 8, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts.
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2018 in Singapore press conference: Says Bill Clinton "spent $3 billion and got nothing. And (North Korea) started making nuclear weapons a day later."
Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview: Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for."
Bill Clinton stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "I left the White House $16 million in debt."
Kevin Cramer stated on May 30, 2018 in radio interview: Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on."
Viral image stated on May 29, 2018 in viral image: Says Whoopi Goldberg wore a shirt that shows Donald Trump firing a gun at himself.
Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S."
Scott Dawson stated on May 15, 2018 in campaign press release: "Gov. Kay Ivey gave nearly $1 million of taxpayers’ money to a liberal activist organization that promotes alternative lifestyles and transgenderism."
Bloggers stated on May 13, 2018 in blog post headline: "Actor Brad Pitt: ‘Trump is not my president, we have no future with this…’"
Bloggers stated on May 17, 2018 in blog post: "Hillary Clinton furious at ‘special gift’ Melania Trump sent her from her hospital bed"
Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes."
Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota."
Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."
Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation."
Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes."
Bill Hightower stated on April 18, 2018 in a debate: "In Mobile, it’s something like, 1,700 families generate 80 percent of the crime. We know who those families are."
